Global Patent Index - EP 0347658 B1

EP 0347658 B1 19930901 - BONE PLATE, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BONES

Title (en)

BONE PLATE, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BONES

Publication

EP 0347658 B1 19930901 (DE)

Application

EP 89110368 A 19890608

Priority

DE 8807909 U 19880618

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5129903A] An extendable bone plate is provided. The bone plate (which can be quite small) features two plate portions which are longitudinally displaceable relative to each other. The bone plate preferably includes screw holes for bone screws and gear means between the plate portions adapted to adjust the relative positions of the plate portions. The plate portions have guide portions which are longitudinally slidable within a guide member. At least one of the guide portions includes a rack; and a gear or pinion is rotatably supported within the guide member engaged by the rack, the gear or pinion having tool-engaging surfaces.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/58

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/8004 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 606/906 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5129903 A 19920714; AT E93702 T1 19930915; CA 1320669 C 19930727; DE 58905427 D1 19931007; DE 8807909 U1 19881020; EP 0347658 A1 19891227; EP 0347658 B1 19930901; ES 2042879 T3 19931216; JP H0263455 A 19900302; JP H0575424 B2 19931020

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 36404589 A 19890609; AT 89110368 T 19890608; CA 602992 A 19890616; DE 58905427 T 19890608; DE 8807909 U 19880618; EP 89110368 A 19890608; ES 89110368 T 19890608; JP 15662089 A 19890619